If you watch a baby's eyes, they move quickly, processing and integrating information.
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People felt emotionally closer to strangers who did this.
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I have a packed 8th house. Yesterday, someone commented on a post I wrote in 2007. The gal who asked the question in the post was always probing. That explains my attitude in the piece. It’s twelve years later and … Read More...
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It’s no surprise to most of us that loneliness has become an epidemic. In fact, those with mental health issues experience loneliness at an alarming rate. The one group most affected, however, appears to be the elderly , with millions of older adults across the Unites States feeling lonely. Major health risks such as heart disease and dementia often come along with this loneliness.
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When I was around 8 years old, my older sister would have me play “truth or dare” with her. She is 4 years older than me, and most of the time we had to share a bed. She would make me preform sexual acts on her and get upset or angry if I told her I didn’t want to. She rarely ever reciprocated, and if I brought it up or mentioned it later, she would act like it never happened. This eventually stopped around a year or two later, but she would still make me sleep in the same bed with her for years... Tags: Psychology, Family, General, Sex, Anxiety, Therapy, Self-esteem, Teen Issues, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sibling Abuse, Boundary Violation

Oxytocin, sometimes called the 'love hormone', is linked to increased bonding and closeness.
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The mineral is linked to losing six times more weight.
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Most of us have real anger and suffering living inside us. Perhaps in the past we were oppressed or mistreated, and all that pain is still right there, buried in our store consciousness. We haven’t processed and transformed our relationship with what happened to us and we sit there alone with all that anger, hatred, despair and suffering. If we were abused when were young, every time our thinking mind goes back over that event, it’s like we’re experiencing the abuse all over again. – Thich N... Tags: Psychology, Senate, Personal, Ptsd, Trauma, Ford, Women's Issues, Children And Teens, Thich Nhat Hahn

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I often recommend to others who seek to do what I tried, DON’T! It is too dangerous – you are taking an awful risk. It is not wise to isolate yourself for twelve months and spend hour upon hour peering inside, facing your worst pains and fears, trying to see beyond them for answers that might not... Tags: Psychology, Featured, Relationships, Friendship, Happiness, US, Sydney, Lifehacks, Self Improvement, Pickthebrain, Winfried Sedoff

Parkinson's is a neurological condition caused by loss of brain cells in a critical area of the brain.
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The children ate better, slept better and were in stronger control of their emotions.
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Many of us grew up feeling a sense of inadequacy, a lack of self-worth. Maybe it’s because our parents were critical, neglectful or we felt different in some way. As we grew older, we developed illnesses that only added to the problem.
Instead of a feeling of not enoughness that’s hidden, our chronic illness makes our imperfection, our lack of wholeness evident.
But none of that matters when it comes to measuring your worth.
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It seems like you’ve been ill forever. For weeks, maybe months, it has felt like a major effort to do life. On a good day, you might muddle through. On not so good days, it’s hard to get out of bed, much less shower or get to work.
Major mental illness has knocked you down and out. Worse, it seems like you aren’t getting any better.
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"For instance, one time someone knocked a boiling pot of tea across the igloo, damaging the ice floor. No one changed their expression. 'Too bad,' the offender said calmly and went to refill the teapot. In another instance, a fishing line — which had taken days to braid — immediately broke on the first use. No one flinched in anger. 'Sew it together,' someone said quietly.... Traditional Inuit parenting is incredibly nurturing and tender.... The culture views scolding — or even speaking to child... Tags: Psychology, Education, Children, Law, Native Americans, Inuit, Ann Althouse

How to be happier by changing how you think.
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Belly fat is linked to developing heart disease, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
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